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Thursday 16 April 2009
Automotive CIS to have staggering growth in 5 years
The number of CMOS image sensors (CISs) used in each automobile will jump to eight or even 10 in the next five years from one currently, sources with CIS makers estimate.
Friday 10 April 2009
Samsung expected to increase supply share of CMOS image sensors to HTC
The proportion of Samsung Electronics' CMOS image sensors (CISs) used in High Tech Computer's (HTC's) handsets is expected to reach 50% with a more competitive pricing at the end...
Wednesday 8 April 2009
IC design house Pixart 1Q09 revenues down 29%
CMOS sensor supplier Pixart Imaging generated unaudited revenues of NT$725 million (US$21.4 million) in the first quarter of 2009, down 29.6% from the previous quarter. However, the...
Tuesday 7 April 2009
Camera phones, embedded PC cameras propel image sensor market, says In-Stat
Continued uptake of cameras in handsets and notebooks is driving growth in the area-array image sensor market, reports In-Stat. Worldwide unit shipments of image sensors in cameraphones...
Friday 3 April 2009
OmniVision lands CIS orders for next-generation iPhone
OmniVision has received 3.2-megapixel CMOS image sensor (CIS) orders for Apple's next-generation iPhone, according to market sources. The company is also said to have secured 5-megapixel...
Thursday 2 April 2009
China market: OmniVision adopts aggressive pricing for 1.3-megapixel CMOS image sensors
CMOS image sensor (CIS) provider OmniVision has adopted more aggressive pricing for its 1.3-megapixel CIS products, which has resulted in the company regaining part of its market...
Thursday 26 March 2009
Opto, sensor and discrete ICs will reach new record levels in 2010-2011, says IC Insights
Despite the disastrous final months of 2008, semiconductor sales of optoelectronics, MEMS-based accelerometers, CMOS image sensors, power transistors, and overall discrete devices...
Friday 20 March 2009
Hynix to supply CMOS image sensors to Samsung and LGE in 3Q09
Hynix has cut into the CMOS image sensor (CIS) supply chain of Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics (LGE) and will begin shipments to the two handset vendors in the third quarter...
Thursday 19 March 2009
HP shows interest in Hynix CMOS image sensors
Inventec, which will produce Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) next-generation 10-inch netbooks, has been asked to evaluate the possibility of adopting Hynix Semiconductor's new VGA CMOS image...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
TSMC and SMIC compete for CMOS image sensor orders
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has recently snatched orders for CMOS image sensors (CIS) from a number of IC design houses including Israel-based Advasense and...
Thursday 12 March 2009
Himax expects CMOS image sensor shipments to ramp up in 2H09

Himax Technologies has announced that in less than two years since the company established its CMOS image sensor team, it has launched 3-megapixel, 2mega-pixel and VGA sensors...
Tuesday 10 March 2009
Hynix gearing up for CMOS image sensors, sources say
Hynix Semiconductor is gearing up the development of CMOS image sensors (CISs) and will offer VGA, 2-megapixel, 3-megapixel and 5-megapixel models, according to industry sources....
Tuesday 3 March 2009
SMIC embraces China CMOS image sensor design houses
China-based provider of IC foundry service Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) has obtained orders for CMOS image sensors from most related IC design houses in China...
Friday 13 February 2009
Pixart joins VIA alliance for China white-box netbook market
Taiwan-based CMOS image sensor (CIS) maker Pixart Imaging has obtained certification from Global Mobility Bazzar (GMB), an alliance of manufacturing and infrastructure partners led...
Tuesday 10 February 2009
Netbook-use CIS module shipments increasing
Taiwan-based makers of CMOS image sensor (CIS) modules have increased their shipments since the beginning of February 2009, mainly because of large orders from leading international...